Plant Min Zone: 5a
Plant Max Zone: 7b
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water / Rainfall: Average, High
Soil Quality: Rich
Bloom Season: Spring
Flower Color: White, Light Pink
Berry / Fruit Color: Bluish Black
Spring Foliage Color: Dark Green
Summer Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fall Foliage Color: Reddish Purple, Red, Orange, Yellow
Evergreen Foliage: Some
Winter Interest: Yes
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Low, Medium
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium
Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: Low, Medium
Poor Soil Tolerance: Sandy Soils, Acidic Soil (low PH)
Height: 4' - 6'
Width: 4' - 6'
Growth Rate: Medium
Service Life: Medium: 3-5 years
Maintenance Need: Medium
Spreading Potential: Low
Yearly Trimming Tips: Prune Shrub Sparingly: Berry / Fruit Production Will be Reduced or Eliminated with Pruning: Blooms on Old Wood.
Plant Grouping Size: Specimen Planting of 1-3, Small Grouping of 3-5
Best Side of House: East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: None
Ornamental Features: Multiple Seasons of Interest, Long Lasting Fall Color, Easy to Eat Edibles
Special Landscape Uses: None
Possible Pest Problems: Rabbits, Deer, Nematoads / Worms, Stem/Crown Disease, Root Rot Disease
Plant Limitations: Needs Thick Winter Mulch, Needs Regular Irrigation, Environmental Stress / Decline, Susceptible to Iron Chlorosis, Susceptible to Juglone / Black Walnut
Shippable in 2026: YES
***Shrub descriptions available with future update!***Mixed Highbush Blueberry (Forrest Keeling Hybrids), is also known as Vaccinium corymbosum